Anderson Middle School

Anderson Middle School is an intermediate school of medium-sized scale in BERKLEY, Michigan, overseen by Berkley School District, instructing 489 students in grades 4 through 8.

Anderson Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Berkley School District, a district that teaches 3,894 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Anderson Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest looks like 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Anderson Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 14% of students at Anderson Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oakland County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Anderson Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.2%, the actual is 55.9%, a residual of -4.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Oakland County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Anderson Middle School is one.

Berkley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anderson Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Anderson Middle School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 531 (now 489). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Anderson Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.